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About Sikia Village

Sikia is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 956 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.6 hectares hectares.

Sikia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 83.6 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 956
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikia compares

By the 2011 count Sikia is the 107th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 83.6 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sikia

Sikia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikia as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikia from other places

Sikia lies about 47 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sikia
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road under 2 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 17 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 47 km

Villages closest to Sikia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sikia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikia village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 107th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sikia village has 956 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikia has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Sikia covers 83.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikia falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikia is Ahraura Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikia.

Sikia is about 47 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikia is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura Road is about under 2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.3 km away. Chunar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Kataka (under 2 km) and Hidora Mu Kunda Dih (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sikia today is likely to be higher.

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